pic: Toltechs drive-train teaser

[Rick TYler]

Let us know how the zip-ties work -- clever engineering. We used foam hose-bib freezing covers over our first rollers. They worked great and didn't weigh anything -- sort of like your zip-ties. Good luck.

[petek]

There must be an award somewhere for Most Elegant Use of Zip-ties...

[Rick TYler]

After looking at this pic again, I like it even more. It looks like it was made by students. It uses parts in a clever way. It didn't cost $10,000. Well done!

[Kris Verdeyen]

Oh - I just thought of something - you probably have already visited it...

If you use more than one ziptie per loop - put one into the the head of another one, etc - you could get longer tails for the ball collection, and more of them, spaced evenly around the wheel.

I have to say this, even though it may make some people uncomfortable, but I truly love zipties. They're so elegant - permanent, yet disposable. Strong, yet flexible. Ubiquitous, yet somehow.... special. I was seriously more excited about the collector than the obviously cool part of the picture: a 4 wheel holonomic base.

[Jay Trzaskos]

looks great guys. Just wondering, did you happen to get your collection idea from the bristles on a vacuum? I don't know, it just reminds me of a vacuum. The 4 wheel holonomic base looks awesome, I can't wait to hear how it handles the ramp.

JT
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[Andrew Schuetze]

Originally Posted by Kris Verdeyen

Oh - I just thought of something - you probably have already visited it...

If you use more than one ziptie per loop - put one into the the head of another one, etc - you could get longer tails for the ball collection, and more of them, spaced evenly around the wheel.

I have to say this, even though it may make some people uncomfortable, but I truly love zipties. They're so elegant - permanent, yet disposable. Strong, yet flexible. Ubiquitous, yet somehow.... special. I was seriously more excited about the collector than the obviously cool part of the picture: a 4 wheel holonomic base.

Now that idea would mean we would have a double helix